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-- This is the first query:
SELECT DISTINCT year AS 'year range' from population_years;
-- Add your additional queries below:
--4.What is the largest population size for Gabon in this dataset?
SELECT year, country, MAX(population) FROM population_years
WHERE country = 'Gabon';
--Answer: 1.55 million in 2010
--5.What were the 10 lowest population countries in 2005?
SELECT country, population AS 'smallest 10 populations in 2005'
FROM population_years
WHERE year = 2005
ORDER BY 2 ASC
LIMIT 10;
--
--6.What are all the distinct countries with a population of over 100 million in the year 2010?
SELECT DISTINCT country, ROUND(population, 2) AS 'population over 100 million in 2010'
FROM population_years
WHERE year = 2010
AND population > 100
ORDER BY 2 DESC;
--
--7.How many countries in this dataset have the word “Islands” in their name?
SELECT DISTINCT country AS 'countries with "islands" in name' FROM population_years
WHERE country LIKE '%Islands%';
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT country) AS 'number of countries with "islands" in name' FROM population_years
WHERE country LIKE '%Islands%';
--Answer: 9
--8.What is the difference in population between 2000 and 2010 in Indonesia? Note: it’s okay to figure out the difference by hand after pulling the correct data
SELECT * FROM population_years
WHERE year = 2010
AND country = 'Indonesia';
SELECT * FROM population_years
WHERE year = 2000
AND country = 'Indonesia';
--Answer: 28.29 million
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